NV DOC - High Desert State Prison (HDSP)

State Prison
Nevada
PO Box 650, Indian Springs, NV 89070-0650
702-879-6789
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NV DOC – High Desert State Prison (HDSP) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 702-879-6789

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at NV DOC – High Desert State Prison (HDSP) located at 22010 Cold Creek Road in Indian Springs, NV are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

NV DOC – High Desert State Prison NV – Visitation Rules
NV DOC – High Desert State Prison NV – Visitation Schedule

Inmates can use money in their inmate banking account to purchase debit calling time through the Inmate Store.

The High Desert State Prison is the largest major institution in the Department of Corrections. It is the first institution in what will become a large Southern Nevada prison complex. High Desert was designed to incorporate much of the best technology available to corrections to provide for officer safety and the management and control of inmates. The complex totals approximately 1,576,000 square feet of space. The institution opened September 1, 2000 and became the reception center for Southern Nevada.

High Desert State Prison offers educational assistance to inmates who want to obtain their GED or High School diploma as well as some college courses. Vocational training includes Automotive & Mechanics Training, Heating and Air Conditioning, and Carpentry.

Programs: Vocational Training, Educational Opportunities, and Treatment Services

Prison Industries

The Prison Industries building complex is comprised of one building of approximately 65,000 square feet. The Prison Industries building houses six work bays of approximately 10,000 square feet. Each of the bays has camera surveillance capabilities and a dining area for the workers.

Vocational Training
More than 78% of inmates come to prison with minimal job training. Vocational skills are taught to Nevada inmates by the school districts and colleges, prison industries, and the Nevada Division of Forestry. Inmates can learn culinary skills, construction trades, animal science, fire-fighting, auto mechanics and restoration, business and management, equipment repair, HVAC installation and repair, welding, furniture manufacturing, dry cleaning, computer skills and more. Inmates may also get prison jobs as clerks, cooks, janitors, maintenance workers, landscapers, construction crews and other such positions that provide them on-the-job training.
Incentives for Inmates
Nevada law provides incentives for offenders to earn an education while incarcerated; among these incentives is the application of educational credits toward the reduction of sentences. An offender, who earns a certificate, educational or vocational, while behind bars, may qualify to expedite his/her release date.
Reducing Recidivism
When combined with other rehabilitative programs, education is a powerful factor in reducing recidivism. Rigorous study gives offenders the intellectual leverage they need to revise their view of themselves and leave prison better equipped to contribute positively to their families and communities. Education has been the longest running and most successful rehabilitative program in our prison history.
Community Resources
Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons, Inc. (FFIP)
FFIP is designed to provide support to friends and family of those incarcerated. The group's contact information is as follows:
P. O. Box 27708
Las Vegas, NV 89126
ffipnv.org
Little Children Big Challenges: Incarceration
Sesame Street's newest initiative is a bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia outreach, providing much-needed resources to support and comfort young children (ages 3-8) throughout their parents' incarceration.
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-room/incarceration/

visitation Info

NV DOC – High Desert State Prison NV – Visitation

HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON VISITING SCHEDULE
Visiting Hours Morning Session:
08:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Afternoon Session: 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Monday – Units 9, 11 Protective Seg II
Tuesday – Units 10, 12 Protective Seg I and III
Wednesday – Units 3, 4 AD Seg
Thursday – Units 2, 6 GP Level III
Friday – Units 5 ,7, 8 GP Level I & II
Saturday – Units 5, 7, 8 GP Level I & II
Sunday – Units 7, 8 GP Level I

Daily Processing Times
Morning Session: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• All attorney Visits will be arranged through the Warden’s Office.
• Inmates housed in the Infirmary – If medically cleared – may visit behind glass on Monday, Thursday, or Friday
• Disciplinary Segregation inmates are restricted to a monthly non-contact visit with immediate family.